Germany's Conference of the Independent Data Protection Authorities issued guidance stating generative artificial intelligence will create multiple data privacy issues under the EU General Data Protection Regulation, Bloomberg Law reports. The DSK's advisory reminded entities using AI to establish intended use and a legal basis for processing training data while enabling data deletion and correction rights.
Trade union leaders from 11 European countries asked respective data protection authorities to examine Amazon's employee monitoring practices, Euronews reports. Their request comes after France's DPA, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, fined the retail giant for excessive surveillance claims, which Amazon has disputed.Full story
A cyberattack on the U.K. Ministry of Defense's payroll contractor breached the personal information of current and former U.K. military members, BBC News reports. The data breach stole "personal (HM Revenue and Customs)-style information," though it did not affect the military's operational systems.Full story
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California approved Google's USD62 million privacy settlement, awarding USD42 million to advocacy groups and USD18 million to attorneys, Reuters reports. The class-action lawsuit claimed Google collected and stored location data without consumers' consent.Full story
A cursory search of the American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft does not yield the term "personal data." IAPP Westin Research Fellows Andrew Folks, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, CIPM, and Luke Fischer explain how drafters "eschewed attaching the modifier 'personal' to the elemental definition of the data it covers," instead using a "covered data" terminology that "draws heavily from privacy and data protection regimes in the states and abroad."Full story
The U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce published a blog post touting the benefits a national data privacy standard, such as the proposed American Privacy Rights Act, could bring for small businesses.
The IAPP will host a LinkedIn Live 9 May covering the potential implications of the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Adversaries Act, a new law prohibiting data brokers from selling sensitive data to foreign adversaries. Panelists will walk through the new rules and requirements while exploring how companies are preparing.Full story
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security will hold an 8 May hearing dedicated to consumer data security. Subcommittee members will address how to protect the integrity and accessibility of consumer data through "data minimization and robust data security practices."Full story
The New Zealand Parliament Justice Committee is taking public comments on the Privacy Amendment Bill until 14 June. The bill would create a consumer notice requirement for agencies collecting personal information indirectly and make technical adjustments to the current law.Full story
Australian Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind is urging technology companies to implement safeguards before deploying artificial intelligence technology, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.